While Luke Littler’s unfathomably rapid rise more easily enchants the heart and imagination, Luke Humphries’ tale is undoubtedly more inspirational. Here is a player who almost quit darts after suffering an anxiety attack mid-match to forfeit a three-set lead to James Wade at the 2019 German Open. Here is an athlete who lost four stone … Read more
Luke Littler appeared to take his World Darts Championship final defeat better than anyone else. He applauded and embraced the victorious Luke Humphries, then outgoing referee Russ Bray. He was charming and self-effacing in interviews. There was a hint of dead-eyed exhaustion he desperately tried to mask, but that’s understandable. For all we’d seen of … Read more
Darts’ new young hero Luke Littler stands on the cusp of fame and fortune after his history-making run to the PDC World Championship final. On Tuesday night, the 16-year-old secured his place with a 6-2 win over former champion Rob Cross, becoming the youngest person to reach the final by five years – overtaking Kirk … Read more
Push the tables and chairs aside, the dartboards are back in demand across the pubs of Warrington, the hometown of teenage sensation Luke Littler. “Every dartboard in every pub seems to be taken up,” Keith Edmonds, committee member of the Warrington Darts Organisation, tells i. “I think the whole town has darts fever at the … Read more
ALEXANDRA PALACE — It’s about 11am on the Monday morning after the biggest night out of the year, and the ever-growing Littlerati are out in force. Super Mario, Pennywise and three fully-equipped referees in varying states of inebriation all agree 16-year-old Luke Littler is going to be the greatest darts player ever. “Teenage darts sensation … Read more
